After catching fire to go 22-10 before the All-Star break, the Reds are but 11/2 games behind the division-leading Milwaukee Brewers when play resumes Friday.
Here's a first-half Reds review and second-half preview.

For a coach whose team had sustained another ugly loss in a College World Series opener, Louisville's Dan McDonnell sure was in a good mood Saturday night. Louisville pitchers issued nine walks, and Vanderbilt scored on a wild pitch and passed ball while sending the Cardinals to a 5-3 loss Saturday...

University of Kentucky star A.J. Reed, the Southeastern Conference Player of the Year and one of three finalists for the Golden Spikes Award, told MLB.com on Monday that he has agreed to a contract with the Houston Astros and will sign with the team and take his physical on Wednesday.

A pair of University of Kentucky juniors were taken at the end of the 13th round of the Major League Baseball Draft on Saturday afternoon. The Oakland A's took second baseman Max Kuhn with the 402nd overall pick, and the Boston Red Sox followed two picks later by selecting pitcher Chandler Shepherd...

Kennesaw State's Jacob Bruce hit a game-winning, two-out, RBI double off the right-field wall in the seventh inning to advance the Owls to their first Super Regional with a 4-2 victory over Alabama in Tallahassee, Fla.